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"Aida" With Kaufmann And Harteros Gets 8-Month Lead Time Hype
Australian magazine Limelight discusses the most recent recording of Verdi's Aida for Warner Classics, featuring Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Ekaterina Semenchuk, and Erwin Schrott under the baton of...
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Mirella Freni 80th Birthday Celebration Begins At La Scala
Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy, kicked off an early 80th birthday celebration of soprano Mirella Freni on Wednesday, February 25, with a conversation that included music critics Elvio Giudici and...
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Diana Damrau Makes Late Entry Into Kristian Schuller MET Photos
(Click on all images to enlarge)When the MET announced its 2015-16 season, their online brochure featured gorgeous photographs by Kristian Schuller for their new productions. One conspicuous omission...
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Forte Tenors Invigorate "Game Of Thrones" With Opera High Notes
"Forte Tenors' operatic twist on the Game of Thrones theme song...will give you the right amount of goosebumps before HBO debuts Season 5 on April 12. And, yup, that's High Valyrian you're hearing as...
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Joseph Calleja Is Judge On Corinthia Hotel Residence Panel
Somebody's Watching You: A possible room for the winner"Corinthia Hotel London has announced that its fourth annual Artist in Residence programme is opera. Also announced is the prestigious panel of...
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Anna Netrebko Visits PBS Studios During Three Tenors Fundraiser
Soprano Anna Netrebko stopped by the PBS studios during her performances of Iolanta at The Metropolitan Opera to talk about the three tenors: Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, and Luciano Pavarotti. She...
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Kevin Puts Gives Cinematic Scope To New Opera In Minnesota
Cast Your Votes: Composer Kevin Puts"Like the kid who won baseball’s Triple Crown in his rookie season, Kevin Puts returns to Minnesota Opera with the eyes and ears of the music world upon him. His...
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The MET Uses More Art To Secure $30 Million Credit Line
L'Ete as seen in this 2008 photo for Vogue, featuring Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth at the Metropolitan Opera, shot by Annie Leibovitz."The Metropolitan Opera Association Inc., as part of an...
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Soprano Lucine Amara Celebrates 90th Birthday Today
Lucine Amara in the title role of AidaLucine Amara turns 90-years old today. She began her career as a chorister with the San Francisco Opera. After starting out as a contralto, she switched to soprano...
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Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House At Center Of Lawsuit
"After A North Philadelphia church that owned the historic Metropolitan Opera House began a partnership with developer Eric Blumenfeld, the pastor had a hard time finding him to discuss the planned $10...
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San Franciso Opera Continues "First Kiss" Series With Stars
San Francisco has a second installment of their video series "First Opera Kiss," asking singers to recall their inaugural stage smooch. This round includes Diana Damrau, Ailyn Pérez, Ellie Dehn, Mary...
View ArticleRenée Fleming Joins Top American A-Listers For Charity Gala
View image | gettyimages.comRenée Fleming joined high-ranking celebrities for a good cause last night in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The charity event, "SeriousFun Children's Network 2015 New...
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Anna Netrebko Triumphs More Verdi In Guadalajara Concert
As Anna Netrebko continues her tour of Mexico, she sang a concert with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco under conductor Marco Parisotto at the Teatro Diana on February 28, 2015. During the...
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Will Russia Charge Timofei Kulyabin With "Hooliganism" Over Wagner?
Dazed and Confused: A scene from the reportedly 'obscene' production"Two men went on trial in Russia on Wednesday over their staging of Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser opera, which a senior Orthodox cleric...
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French Bass-Baritone Sévag Tachdjian Presents Recital In Pakistan
Sévag Tachdjian performed works of Dvořák, Ravel, Mahler, and Tosti, during the concert in Islamabad. (Photo: Frédéric Broyer)"An opera concert titled A musical journey through Europe was held at the...
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Cast Finalized For Angela Gheorghiu "Werther" Debut In Vienna
Gheorghiu in Vienna rehearsal for Werther(Phtoto: Facebook)As Angela Gheorghiu prepares to take on the mezzo-soprano repertoire role of Charlotte at Wiener Staatsoper, the company has been busy...
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Maria Callas Inspires Renée Fleming Broadway Costumes By Krass
Click on the image to enlarge and see if you can count all the images of Maria Callas.Renée Fleming has begun rehearsals for her Broadway debut in the play Living on Love which begins previews on April...
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Eastern Bloc Hits Boston Opera Season With Two Big Works
Leos Janácek"Boston has largely ignored one of the great opera composers of the 20th century: Leos Janácek. In 1985, Sarah Caldwell staged for her Opera Company of Boston one of Janácek’s masterpieces,...
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Former San Diego Opera Campbell Lands Big Money Position
Former Opera Duo: Ian and Ann Campbell during their tenure at San Diego Opera"Word that Ann Spira Campbell, formerly number two at the San Diego Opera, has become the senior executive director for...
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Shirley Verrett And Henry Lewis Early Supporter Passes Away
Champion For Music: Sylvia Kunin, seen here in 2014, provided support for numerous in the classical world."In 1955, Sylvia Kunin founded the Young Musicians Foundation in Los Angeles that provided...
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